Emma Arkell
Emma Arkell (she/her) is a member of the De Facto co-operative and a reporter, photographer and documentary filmmaker based in so-called Vancouver, BC on Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, and səlilwətaɬ territories.
She is currently the Labour Reporter at PressProgress. Her work has also been featured in Chatelaine, Xtra, The Tyee, Jacobin, In These Times, The Maple, and Briarpatch Magazine.
Awards
- 🏅 Canadian Association of Journalists Labour Reporting Award silver winner (Xtra, 2025)
- 🏅 Rafe Mair Award for Excellence in Journalism winner (Briarpatch/PressProgress, 2022)
- Canadian Online Publishing Awards Best Email Newsletter Design Award finalist (Shift Work newsletter, PressProgress, 2026)
- Canadian Online Publishing Awards Best Podcast Award co-finalist (PressProgress Sources podcast, 2025)
- National Magazine Awards B2B Best Editorial Package Award finalist (Healthy Debate, 2024)
Read Emma's work:
Vancouver cops are calling border enforcement more than ever. Community members fear that puts them in danger
Migrant sex workers say they’re ‘more afraid of police than perpetrators of a crime,’ as new data reveals VPD ‘immigration status checks’ spiked 80% to nearly 1,000 people in two years
